Why We Should Practice As Adults
When was the last time you practiced something? How long has it been since you repeated a task, over and over again, so that you could get better at it? Want to listen? There’s an audio version below On a recent mastermind call, I brought up this concept of practicing with the group. We each […]
How to Market Your Products & Make More Money
When I started CigarScore in December of 2018, I only had a rough idea of how I’d monetize the platform. I knew I wanted to sell upgraded listings and advertising, but I didn’t yet have a marketing plan or a strategy I could put in place. Want to listen? There’s an audio version (with BONUS […]
12 Essential Tools for Your Startup Business
Updated April 2, 2020. While much of the content remains mostly the same, most of the tool recommendations have changed. When I first wrote this, I’d just begun my online business journey. Now I’ve been in the world of online entrepreneurship for almost 7 years. If you’re like me, you didn’t go to business school. […]
7 Things Businesses Can Learn From the Downturn in the Economy
A true but unfortunate fact of life is that we learn more when things go wrong than we do when they go right. If things work out, we assume we’re awesome and move along. But if things go sideways, (hopefully) we stop what we’re doing to diagnose the problem and see where we messed up. […]
How I Grew CigarScore from Scratch to Profit in 45 Days
Speed. Building a business is all about speed of implementation and speed of delivery. Whenever you have a solid idea for a new business or product, the key to success is how fast you can deliver. Want to listen? There’s an audio version below In the fall of 2018, my wife, Ashley, and I were […]
3 Questions that Help You Qualify Your Customers and Make More Sales
Have you ever spent time with a prospective customer only to find out they weren’t interested in you or your product in the first place? Master salespeople are also masters at qualifying their customers. By learning how to weed out the tire-kickers, you can spend your time with the people who truly want what you […]
